FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The Company estimated the fair value and carrying value of its total long term debt, including current portion was $2,382 million and $2,251 million, respectively, at March 31, 2021. At December 31, 2020, the Company estimated the fair value and carrying value of this debt were $2,509 million and $2,281 million, respectively. The fair value of long-term debt is based on recent trade information in the financial markets of the Company’s public debt or is determined by discounting future cash flows using interest rates available at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 to companies with similar credit ratings for issues with similar terms and maturities. It is considered a Level 2 fair value measurement.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:



	March 31, 2021
(in millions)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Assets




Foreign exchange forward contracts	$	16	$	—	$	16	$	—

Total assets	$	16	$	—	$	16	$	—

Liabilities


Cross currency basis swaps	$	10	$	—	$	10	$	—
Foreign exchange forward contracts	10		—		10		—

Contingent considerations on acquisitions	13		—		—		13
Total liabilities	$	33	$	—	$	20	$	13



	December 31, 2020
(in millions)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Assets




Foreign exchange forward contracts	$	10	$	—	$	10	$	—

Total assets	$	10	$	—	$	10	$	—

Liabilities


Cross currency basis swaps	$	20	$	—	$	20	$	—
Foreign exchange forward contracts	15		—		15		—

Contingent considerations on acquisitions	5		—		—		5

Total liabilities	$	40	$	—	$	35	$	5

There have been no transfers between levels during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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